Cessna Citation V

what is it?

The Cessna Citation V (company designation Model 560) is a business jet built by Cessna as part of the Cessna Citation family. The first Model 560 prototype, a stretched version of the Citation S/II, flew in August 1987 and was certified on December 9, 1988. The upgraded Citation Ultra was announced in September 1993; the Citation Encore, upgraded with PW535 turbofans, was announced in 1998 and later upgraded as the Encore+.

🔎How to recognise it: 2 jet engines · 15.9 m wingspan

base stats

• speed 778 km/hcruise speed
• range 3,630 kmwithout refuelling
• seats 11passengers
• size 7,394 kgmax take-off weight
• built 262made in total

Bars compare against all aircraft: 3,500 km/h, 20,000 km, 850 seats; size and number built on a log scale up to 640 t (An-225) and 45,000 built (Cessna 172).

fun facts

• 🎂First flew 39 years ago, in 1987.
• 🚗Wingspan of 15.9 m: about 4 cars parked nose to tail.
• 🌍Range of 3,630 km: 20× Amsterdam to Brussels.
• 🏔️Can fly 1.6× higher than Mount Everest (8,849 m).

jet: Gas turbine pushing air out the back (turbofan or turbojet): fast and high-flying.

spec sheet

first flight

1987-08

introduced

1989

number built

262

role

corporate jet

origin

🇺🇸 United States

makers

Cessna

engines

2× Pratt & Whitney Canada JT15D-5D

crew

1

passengers

11

length

14.9 m

wingspan

15.9 m

height

4.6 m

max take-off weight

7,394 kg

top speed

—

cruise speed

778 km/h

range

3,630 km

ceiling

13,716 m

ICAO code

C560

Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.

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